Many studies have shown that sitting down for a family meal is good for the spirit, the brain and the body.
·Better relationships
Eating meals together can improve family relationships as it provides a time for the whole family to be together.
·Less stressed
Family meals relieve（缓解）stress. After long hours of study or work, you may become stressed out.
·Healthier diet
Family meals lead to healthier food choices. A survey found that children who had meals with their family ate more fruits and vegetables and less fried foods. Eating healthy food helps children stay in good health.
·Money saved
| A．That’s because they eat regularly（定期地）home-cooked meals |
| B．Besides, it can also provide a sense of safety for younger children |
| C．Eating at home can really save much more than you think |
| D．Here are some scientifically proven reasons to have meals as a family |
| E．Finding time to eat with your family may actually reduce your pressure |
2 . Tina was at a birthday party. Her best friend Betty was thirteen years old and she had a party at home.
Tina’s mom came at five o’clock when the party was over. “
“Oh dear,” her mom said, “
The next day when she got up，her mom asked her, “
| A．How do you feel today? |
| B．Did you have a good time? |
| C．Betty had a long table with lots of food. |
| D．I think you ate too much junk food. |
| E．After eating them up, she had a plate of chocolate cakes. |
3 . Many people think it’s important and good for health to wash the food before cooking it. However, for some food like eggs, washing can do more harm than good.
People like to wash the egg shell (壳) before they cook the egg. They want to make sure there’s no dirt or germ (细菌) on the egg. But they don’t need to do this, because factories will do the cleaning work before they sell the eggs.
There is a coating on the shell of the egg. The coating can help keep the egg away from germs. When factories do the cleaning work. They wash away the coating and put a kind of special thing on the egg shell. It is used to keep germs from coming inside the egg.
“Of course there’re germs on the egg, but by washing it, you make it worse. The egg shell is porous (可渗透的). The water can get germs into the egg when you wash it,” said the health expert (专家) Amy Leigh Mercree.
“So don’t wash eggs-save yourself some time and keep the germs where they are,” Mercree said.
1. Washing eggs before cooking them is _________.| A．difficult | B．healthy | C．bad | D．important |
| A．Factories wash away all the germs on the eggs. |
| B．There is a kind of special thing all over the coating of the egg |
| C．People don’t have to wash the egg because of its coating. |
| D．Factories use something special to keep eggs away from germs. |
| A．The egg shells get broken easily. | B．Water will come out of the eggs. |
| C．Germs will go inside the eggs easily. | D．There won’t be germs on the egg shells. |
| A．How to cook eggs. | B．It’s better to buy eggs from farmers. |
| C．How to get germs away from eggs. | D．Don’t wash eggs before cooking them. |
| A．HEALTH | B．PEOPLE | C．CITY LIFE | D．TRAVEL |
4 . I was once a fat girl. I weighed (重量是) 112 kg and looked very big.
In a year and five months, I lost 47 kg. What a great thing I did! I didn’t take any medicine. What was the secret to my success? First, I looked through the Internet for advice on how to lose weight (减肥).
Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it. Refuse sweet cakes. Eat green vegetables.
Use only vegetable oil.
Then I kept doing what I should do. People sometimes say, you don’t need to tell me what to do. I know it!”
| A．Never eat after 6:30 p.m. |
| B．I decided to do something! |
| C．But I wasn’t worried about it at all. |
| D．But knowing what to do and doing what you know are different. |
| E．Of course I saw many ads which tried to get me to buy their medicine. |
5 . How do you deal with moldy(发霉的)food? Maybe before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn’t want to waste food. She cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?
Mold(霉菌)can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white black or grey. Mold makes food soft and changes its color. Moldy food tastes quite bad.
If you find mold in soft food, just throw it away. Soft food, such as bread, tomatoes or hot dogs, usually contains water. This allows mold to easily grow below its surface. Bacteria(细菌)can also grow along with it.
But it’s easy to remove mold from hard food. Mold can’t grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold to remove it. It’s OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should still throw it away.
Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, penicillin(青霉菌)can be used to make many types of cheeses, and they’re quite delicious as well.
1. If you find mold on a tomato, ________.| A．it is safe to eat it |
| B．you should throw it away |
| C．you can cut off the moldy part and eat the rest |
| D．you can boil it in hot water first and then eat it |
| A．It is more likely to grow on hard food. | B．We can’t see it. |
| C．It grows faster when it is cold. | D．It makes the food taste bad. |
| A．cut the food in half |
| B．cut about 1.5cm around and below the mold |
| C．cut about 2.5cm around and below the mold |
| D．cut the surface of the food |
| A．包含 | B．控制 | C．防止……蔓延 | D．抵抗 |
| A．grows on all kinds of food | B．can be used to make cheese |
| C．is bad for our health | D．is more likely to make cheese bad |
6 . There is a famous saying(谚语)in the West: Eat breakfast like a king. It means breakfast should be the most important meal of your day. Why?
The answer is in the word breakfast itself. Breakfast means “breaking of the fast(禁食期)”. There is about twelve hours between supper and breakfast, so it’s important to eat breakfast to keep in good health. Also, the food for breakfast will give you energy to use during the day.
Eating a good breakfast is important, but not many people are changing their eating habits. In the US, about 66% of people have their main meal in the evening. For most Japanese and Australians, the evening meal is the main meal of the day, too.
In Mexico, the main meal for many families is usually at 2:00 pm. In Switzerland, the main meal is also in the middle of the day.
Many nutritionists(营养学家)say people should eat small, low-fat(低脂肪的)meals five or six times a day. But most people think that what you eat is more important than when you eat it. Eating healthy foods like vegetables, fish and fresh fruit is a good way to enjoy a healthy life.
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1. The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.
| A．when we should have breakfast | B．why breakfast is important |
| C．what food we should have for breakfast | D．what “breakfast” means |
| A．many people know breakfast is important |
| B．it’s not difficult for many people to change their eating habits |
| C．there are many people not having a good breakfast |
| D．many people should get into the habit of eating healthy food |
| A．Breakfast. | B．Lunch. | C．The afternoon tea. | D．Supper. |
| A．Japan and Australia | B．Japan and Mexico |
| C．Mexico and Switzerland | D．Australia and Switzerland |
| A．Most people. | B．Some dentists. | C．A few old people. | D．Many nutritionists. |
7 . Colorful fruits and vegetables are the key to a healthy diet (饮食). They give the body important things and help fight illness. Health scientists think that kids should eat five or more servings (份) of fruits and vegetables a day. Here are some rainbow colors to choose for your plate.
Red Foods: red apples, strawberries, tomatoes
●Help to remember things well
●Good for the heart ●Reduce (减少) cancer risks
White Foods: onions, mushrooms, potatoes
●Good for the heart ●Reduce cancer risks
Orange or yellow Foods: carrots, corn, oranges
●Protect eyesight ●Build a strong immune system (免疫系统)
●Good for the heart
Purple Foods: eggplants, purple grapes
●Reduce cancer risks ●Help to remember things well
Green Foods: green beans, green peppers, peas
●Good for bones (骨骼) and teeth ●Reduce cancer risks ●Protect eyesight
1. ________ are the key to a healthy diet.| A．All kinds of food | B．Colorful vegetables and fruits |
| C．Only purple fruits | D．Only green vegetables |
| A．Five or more. | B．Less than five. |
| C．The more, the better. | D．The less, the better. |
| A．Carrots, potatoes and oranges. | B．Tomatoes, purple grapes and peas. |
| C．Purple grapes, oranges and mushrooms. | D．Green beans, eggplants and corn. |
| A．Green peppers. | B．Corn. | C．Potatoes. | D．Red apples. |
| A．Meat and vegetables | B．Eat right, eat well |
| C．Eat less to keep fit | D．Colorful vegetables |
8 . Do you always feel tired?
Play sports. Playing sports can help you keep strong and make you feel happy. Only playing sports may be boring for you.
Eat healthy food.You need enough energy because you have lots of things to do every day.
Eat what you like if you want to eat something.
Enjoy the outside world.
Laugh! You should laugh for at least three minutes and three times a day.You will have good mood all day.
| A．Wake your body up. |
| B．Don’t always study inside. |
| C．But don’t eat too much sweet food. |
| D．If your answer is yes, listen to Dr. Robert’s advice. |
| E．You can listen to your favorite music when you play sports. |
9 . My uncle will have dinner with us.
We don’t have any meat. We need to buy some. It is 30 yuan a kilo. “
| A．At last (最后) we will buy some vegetables for my father. |
| B．because (因为) my uncle doesn’t like them at all. |
| C．Mum and I go shopping. |
| D．I like apples very much. |
| E．Mum, let’s buy some fish. |
| Vietnam: Soup for breakfast The food stands in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, open early in the morning and stay busy until late at night, selling fast food to hungry passers-by. The most famous dish is pho, a noodle soup with beef or chicken and different vegetables. Vietnamese people usually have it for breakfast. They say they cannot start the day without this delicious food. |  |
| Australia: Try a pie floater? Feeling hungry? No visit to South Australia is complete(完整的) without trying the local food —a pie floater. They are traditionally sold at roadside food shops, some of which stay open all night. It is a meat pie in a thick green pea soup. And, the pie is covered with lots of bright red tomato ketchup(番茄酱). Enjoy! |  |
| Belgium: Home of French fries You can find French fries all over the world, but as Belgians will tell you, they, not the French, invented this popular street food, back in the 17th century. French fries are the Belgian’s favorite food. The secret(秘诀)of perfect French fries is that they are fried twice in hot oil, to give a perfect, golden outside. |  |
| A．Tomatoes and potatoes | B．Beef and chicken |
| C．Chicken and vegetables | D．Pea and tomato ketchup |
| A．Belgium | B．Vietnam | C．France | D．Australia |
| A．Belgians. | B．Australians. | C．Frenchmen. | D．Vietnamese. |
| A．Introducing some street foods. |
| B．Reporting foods in different cities. |
| C．Sharing cooking skills with readers. |
| D．Teaching how to make delicious foods. |
| A．Health. | B．Education. | C．Travel. | D．Nature. |
